A Scary Toxin Causing Brain Damage & Disease - Warning Signs You May Have Mold In Your Home!

I'm fortunate to not have this issue with my home, but I'm putting it out there because this is something that all homeowners and prospective buyers should look out for.  

A Scary Toxin Causing Brain Damage & Disease - Warning Signs You May Have Mold In Your Home!

We know that environmental toxins in our air and water can cause chronic disease. Mold is one of those deadly toxins, and exposure can cause symptoms that can’t be explained by traditional testing or by doctors who are unfamiliar with how symptoms may present themselves. Those suffering exposure can often feel hopeless and unsupported.

In addition, there is often no accountability for the experts or individuals who either intentionally or negligently caused the mold exposure. Today’s guest hopes to change that. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with attorney Kristina Baehr about her family's personal experience with toxic mold and their journey to seek justice for the emotional, medical, and financial damages they suffered. Kristina shared what she learned about their symptoms, how her home had become a toxic bubble, and the lack of accountability on each party involved in the home building and inspection process. Kristina also shares why she started her law firm and made it her mission to help individuals suffering from exposure to environmental toxins, and discusses the facts of the Red Hill case in Hawaii, where military families were exposed to water contaminated with jet fuel. Kristina Baehr is a national trial lawyer representing sick people against the companies that made them sick. She founded Just Well Law to help clients recover financially to rebuild their health and lives. Kristina is also a former Assistant US Attorney and represented the United States in civil actions, including catastrophic personal injury. In this episode, Dhru and Kristina dive into: -The epidemic of chronic disease caused by water and mold and the cover-up efforts -What Kristina and her family learned about mold -How Kristina’s house became toxic, causing her family symptoms and permanent damage -Accountability through the legal process -Status quo, conspiracy, and lack of accountability -The verdict in Kristina’s family’s case -The team that helped Kristina discover her diagnosis -Kristina’s commitment to paying it forward and starting Just Well law -The symptoms families in Hawaii faced after ingesting jet fuel -Why the government chose to protect itself rather than protecting military families -Lack of responsibility and passing the buck in the Red Hill matter -Kristina’s practice and the types of cases she focuses on For more on Kristina Baehr: -Instagram @justwelllaw -Facebook @justwelllaw

-Website https://www.well.law

DIY Security and Storm Door Restoration

 DIY Security and Storm Door Restoration

Making your own security one-way screws with a Dremel. No one sold these particular one-way security screws in this size and length anymore, so I made them myself. 

The door opening on the new front door was narrower than the old Security / Storm door. So I needed to widen by cutting the door trimming back back. To accomplish this I used a compass and close the door to use it as a guide drawing a line down the trim and then I used my Rockwell Sonicrafter to cut the opening. This was wrapped with tin so I used a couple blades rated for wood and metal. 

The original Lock Manufacturer still makes and sells the lock set that fits this Security Door, so I ordered a new lock set in nickel finish and I rekeyed to the old key so that it would match the rest of the home's security doors. Between the Repaint and the new lock set and the thorough cleaning of the glass, this gave the home a total facelift on the front entry. 

All that is left is figuring out the weather seal for bottom of the door, since opening is completely different from original. 

New Front Door and saving money

 A new Therma Tru door in color may cost up to $2000.00 from Lowe's, but a white fiberglass one will cost you $300 - $400.00. Save the cash and paint it yourself. 

Using a Harbor Freight Paint Gun designed for automotive paint and some Sherwin Williams water-based exterior paint you can do it yourself. My paint gun came with 2 nozzles and needles I used the larger one 1.8 sizes that is designed for spraying heavier Primer paint. I thinned the paint a bit using distilled water and played with the gun adjustments till just right. I also regulated the air to between 40 - 50 PSI. 

Prep work is most important to a good paint job and when masking it's best to leave a little glass so there is little to no chance of you lifting the latex paint off. 

Remove all hardware.

Support the door from the ceiling above somehow. I screwed a screw in the top of the door to attach a wire to. All this has to do is keep the door up straight. It should not be supporting the weight of the door.

A part of the prep work should be scuffing the door using Scotch Brite sanding pads followed up by 

tack cloth and cleaning with a painting prep product that removes wax dirt oil. Use lint free cloth with products. 

Mix your paint and adjust your gun and start spraying.

Fair warning you will have overspray everywhere in your garage, make sure nothing sensitive is out.

I did 3 coats of the paint.

I wanted to have temperature right for painting. Pending on the product you are using you may need to heat the garage. The product I was spraying had a very wide temperature range it was rated for, so no concerns really on my end. 

When Painting make sure you have good lighting at all angles.

This is the finished product. 

I used about a half a gallon on the door at about 50.00 for a gallon of the paint. That's a lot cheaper for huge energy efficient home improvement